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California Black Freedom Fund

News Story — Democracy

Increase the capacity of Black-led organizations

An ambitious goal to address systemic racism, police violence, and racial inequities

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Getting Out the 2020 Vote

Slideshow — Democracy

Developing the right messages to mobilize communities of color now and into the future.

Across California, groups are using tested messages to reach Black, Latino and AAPI voters through digital get-out-the-vote campaigns.

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You Belong Here

Video — Immigrant Rights

UC Berkeley Celebrates Opening of Robert D. Haas Undocumented Community Resource Center

Video from opening event showcases students’ powerful stories about their immigrant journeys and the value of community and belonging.

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LGBT Giving Project

Report — LGBT Equality

Confronting a Challenge—and Seeing Opportunity

New report highlights lessons from nine years of research to raise more money for LGBT groups.

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REACH Fund Awards $1.36 Million

News Story — Leadership

Integrating Racial Equity in Nonprofit Work

The Racial Equity to Accelerate Change (REACH) Fund at Borealis Philanthropy announces the second year of grantmaking to 14 practitioners providing racial equity consultative services to nonprofit organizations.

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California Immigrant Resilience Fund

News Story — Immigrant Rights

Undocumented immigrants play a crucial role in the California economy but are left out of federal relief programs

Philanthropy is joining together with the State of California to help fill the gap and provide direct support to undocumented immigrants and their families.

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A New Push for Campus Equity

Press Release — College Success

Haas, Jr. Fund Joins with UC Berkeley in Broad Effort to Recruit, Support More Diverse Students

Major grant supports scholarships for African American students, new outreach and recruitment focused on underrepresented students, and investments in a more welcoming campus climate.

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Talent Justice

Report — Leadership

Investing in Equity in the Nonprofit Workforce

Helping funders and nonprofits invest in advancing intersectional racial equity across nonprofits.

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Strengthening Racial Equity

Press Release — Leadership

The REACH Fund awarded $1.2 million to eight inaugural grantees

Borealis Philanthropy Launches New Fund to Strengthen Racial Equity in Nonprofits

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A Pro-Immigrant Winning Strategy

News Story — Immigrant Rights

Haas, Jr. Fund's Strategy in Supporting the Pro-Immigrant Movement in California

The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy highlights stories from foundations funding pro-immigrant movements

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50 Years After Stonewall

Report — LGBT Equality

Survey of 50 States Finds Widespread Support for LGBT Rights Across the United States

A landmark national survey by PRRI of over 40,000 Americans, including results for all 50 states finds approximately 69% of Americans support nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people today.

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Dreamers Project

Report — Immigrant Rights

Strengthening Practices To Support Undocumented Student Success

New report identifies challenges in serving undocumented students in the California Community Colleges.

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Curated Collections

Dive deep. Each of these handpicked resource collections offers an in-depth exploration of key issues.

Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund

Hear these powerful stories of how Season of Sharing is helping channel our community’s compassion into emergency assistance for Bay Area families facing hard times.

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Coaching Video Series

Learn about coaching directly from leaders and coaches who worked with this unique form of leadership development.

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Social Change Leadership

Hear how social justice leaders are navigating the twin challenges of strengthening their organizations, while making social change.

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The FLA Evaluation

See the difference long-term, tailored leadership support can make, in this five-year evaluation of the FLA program.

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California Black Freedom Fund

Getting Out the 2020 Vote

You Belong Here

LGBT Giving Project

REACH Fund Awards $1.36 Million

California Immigrant Resilience Fund

A New Push for Campus Equity

Talent Justice

Strengthening Racial Equity

A Pro-Immigrant Winning Strategy

50 Years After Stonewall

Dreamers Project

Curated Collections

Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund

Coaching Video Series

Social Change Leadership

The FLA Evaluation